White House reportedly overrun with cockroaches, mice and ants

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The White House is overrun with cockroaches, mice and ants, which have taken up residence in the situation room as well as a mess hall in the basement of the West Wing.

The White House is overrun with cockroaches, mice and ants, which have taken up residence in the situation room as well as a mess hall in the basement of the West Wing. (Karen Bleier / AFP/Getty Images)

A number of work orders at the White House show it is overrun with cockroaches and mice, which have taken up residence in the situation room as well as a mess hall in the basement of the West Wing, NBC News reported.

Mouse traps were also set outside Vice President Mike Pence’s outer office along with the ground floor of the West Wing.

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President Trump called for renovations inside the White House after reportedly calling it a "real dump."

President Trump called for renovations inside the White House after reportedly calling it a "real dump." (Nicholas Kamm / AFP/Getty Images)

It appears the traps worked — later entries noted dead mice, with one request reading, “Landscape shop to check all the traps in the West Wing...because they’re smelling something funky or dead mouse.”

In addition to dealing with the pressures of the job, Chief of Staff John Kelly has to contend with a colony of ants living in his office.

The Oval Office bathroom was also in need of a new toilet seat, with directions that it be installed “after hours please.”

Plenty of the work orders were mundane requests to hang up TVs, replace light bulbs, and fix leaky faucets in the White House, which is now more than 200 years old.